• Documentary of the Week

  • By: WNYC
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Documentary of the Week

By: WNYC
  • Summary

  • Technology has made non-fiction film easier to make, more available and more popular than ever before. Here, WNYC selects the best documentaries as they come to screens of any size.
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  • 'Space Cowboy' profiles an aerial stunt artist
    Nov 13 2024

    'Space Cowboy' profiles the sky diving cinematographer Joe Jennings as he attempts to pull off the most difficult stunt of his career. It's among over 200 films playing this week at the DOC NYC festival in Manhattan theaters and online.

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    2 mins
  • 'Soundtrack to a Coup D'Etat' blends music and history
    Nov 8 2024

    'Soundtrack to a Coup D'Etat' is an eclectic film essay exploring the U.S. influence in Congo in the 1960s that ranged from jazz concerts to political subversion. Filmmaker Johan Grimonprez creates a heady swirl of history that beckons us to look and listen more closely.

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    2 mins
  • 'No Other Land' focuses on the West Bank
    Nov 1 2024

    'No Other Land' is directed by a collective of two Palestinians and two Israelis to document a village in the occupied West Bank. Documentary of the Week host Thom Powers spoke to two of the directors, Basel Adra and Yuval Abraham.

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    2 mins

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